Mount Pellegrino
viale Diana Snc, 90146 Palermo, Italy
Description:
Mount Pellegrino is 600 meters high. From its observation deck offers a striking view of the city of Palermo, the rocks and the ocean. In one of his books, Johann Goethe called Mount Pellegrino and the adjacent cape one of the most beautiful places in the world. If you are vacationing in Palermo - be sure to climb the mountain and enjoy an incomparable sight. There are also attractions at the top. One of them is the Church of Santa Rosalia, built here in 1624. Rosalia is the patron saint of the city, according to legend, who saved Palermo from the plague in the early sixteenth century. Another attraction is the Adaura cave with picturesque stalactite formations and prehistoric drawings.